Krkonoše
    
 
Visitor number
Visitor number
Historical sight, Chateau
Ergis #ID: 8

Castle

enlarge picture: Castle * Krkonose Mountains (Giant Mts)
enlarge picture: Castle * Krkonose Mountains (Giant Mts)
 
enlarge picture: Castle * Krkonose Mountains (Giant Mts)
detailed map
detailed map

The House of Křinečtí of Ronov set up the castle in the 16th century. Later it was inherited by the Harants of Polžice and Bezdružice. In 1701 the House of Harrachs bought the castle and extended it to the present form in the years 1714 and 1895 (the original castle had only a west wing with a clock tower). During the Second World War their property was confiscated and the family of Harrachs was persecuted by the Germans. After the war the building and lands have gone to the state of Czechoslovakia. Today it houses a Museum of the Krkonoše Mountains with an exposition of the history of skiing.

Zámek 75
514 01 Jilemnice
Phone: (+420) 481 543 041
Fax: (+420) 481 543 041
Email: 
http://www.mestojilemnice.cz/cz/krkonosske-muzeum/